UNITY

Imagine if Alex Salmond gets his way next year. Will we have to call ourselves ‘The Kingdom Party’? I ask because this is a serious issue, much more serious than our politicians would have you believe. Breaking up the Union plays into the hands of the EU but in real terms would give the Scots very little indeed. The SNP are banking on the oil and gas reserves under the North Sea being their salvation coupled with the opportunity to exploit sustainable energy from wind and wave power on the Western Isles.

We should also realise that in David Cameron we have a committed Europhile first and a Conservative second. It wasn’t for nothing that he gave Salmond the unexpected gift of a Scottish referendum; something you will notice he has baulked from south of…